Resources

As part of our commitment to provide educational resources for consumers and family members from diverse communities and the NAMI leaders reaching out to these communities, NAMI has developed materials to provide culturally relevant information about mental illness, treatment options, recovery and support. This page is the portal for viewing and downloading these materials as well as resources from our partners and other experts in the field. Contact us at MACenter@nami.org to request hard copies.

Mental Health: Culture, Race, and Ethnicity, A Supplement to Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General (2001): This landmark report of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services determines that people of color, both adults and children, are less likely than their white counterparts to receive needed mental health care. The four identified racial/ethnic communities of the report's focus are shown to face additional barriers such as poverty, lack of service and supports, pervasive stigma and prejudice, language barriers and lack of cultural competence in service delivery.

Cultural Psychiatry Reference List, generously provided by Dr. Francis Lu of University of California San Francisco. A wonderful resource of research articles and books about health care for many racial and ethnic groups.